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Scamming along the campaign trail. Bailout trumps Constitution — and the Bible. Alaska: Flyover country? Roush: Why can’t we be friends? Thatcher “middle class”? Plus more.
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Joseph T. Major
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LADY THATCHER
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Re: Jeffrey Lord’s post,
Who Is David
Frum?
, on
AmSpecBlog
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p>Regarding Jeffrey Lord’s comparison of Sarah Palin to “middle
class” Margaret Thatcher, I would point out that Margaret Thatcher
had a degree from “elitist” Oxford (and also that the term “middle
class” has elitist implications in the UK that it does not have
here): “Margaret Roberts attended a local state school and from
there won a place at Oxford, where she studied chemistry at
Somerville College (1943-47). Her tutor was Dorothy Hodgkin, a
pioneer of X-ray crystallography who won a Nobel Prize in 1964”
(Source: website of the Thatcher Foundation). Throughout her
career, Margaret Thatcher has demonstrated respect for ideas and
education. She is no populist, and you would not have caught her
claiming to be the British equivalent of “Joe Six-Pack.”
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Cathy
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Betty | 2.4.09 @ 1:54PM
I know many undesirable facts about the Alaska National Guard Generals. They are unethical and corrupt. Sarah Palin caters to General Campbell who is a ruthless commander and a liar. He is a smooth talker but has no substance. There should be an investigation. Where are all the honest politicians hiding?